Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a roughneck can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a roughneck already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Roughnecks make or break connections when the drill pipe is tripped in or out of the drilling hole. They assemble and disassemble pipes and drills, and collect core samples. They maintain and repair the equipment on the drilling floor.

Also known as chainhand.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 17 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: derrickhand, 36%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
derrickhand 36% covered dewatering technician 30% covered mineral processing operator 24% covered roustabout 20% covered desalination technician 20% covered roughneck You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from roughneck, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a roughneck already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A roughneck needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • connect oil well heads constructing
  • maintain oil field machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • guide drill pipes constructing
  • maintain drilling equipment constructing
  • ensure health and safety in manufacturing assisting and caring
  • make time-critical decisions management skills
  • assemble metal parts handling and moving
  • collect samples handling and moving
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • cooperate with colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a roughneck does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Roughneck is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a roughneck’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.